Preparation in the U.P.

Tim Anderson, Minister

Saturday

Sep 22, 2018 at 7:00 AM

Four tons of pellets where delivered and placed in our dry barn in anticipation for another cold winter this year. I used the video that came with our stove to properly clean and check for anything that might hinder the operation during the months ahead.

The snowblower started on the first pull which is always a good thing.

The positive result was because the oil was changed, and I added a gas preserver to the fuel. The generator is fueled and tested for when the power goes out. Cases of bottled water are stacked and ready.

Already the pantry has been mostly stocked with just a few staples left to store.

In preparing for what is most certainly to come, we take a serious look at what needs to happen up here in the U.P.

All of this is for preservation.

How serious do we take readyness to the certain event that all of us must face sooner or later?

When it comes to preparedness, the soul is no different. The soul needs food, but what kind of food? The soul needs water, but what kind of water?

There are no videos on preserving, cleaning and servicing the soul, but we have a written manual. Jesus said in John 6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. Jesus also said in John 4:14

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

With our snowblowers tractors and generators, we clean them to rid the grease and grime. To ensure that they stay new, we coat them with wax that helps to keep them clean.

A clean machine will more likely survive the elements as any imperfections are revealed and repaired.

The soul is coated with Christ at baptism as Paul says in Galations 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. The cleansing agent is Christ, as John says in Revelation 7:14

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

At birth, our souls are all new and clean just out of the box.

It is not long till the dirt of sin clogs our soul’s mechanism and we are rendered useless and in danger of being cast out. When we read the manual on the soul, “The Word of God.”

We see what needs to be done in order to be completely restored and rendered useful in service to God. Ananias told Paul, the unsaved sinner, in Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

The junk yards are full of irredeemable snowblowers, and snowplows that failed when they were needed the most.

The soul needs to be ready for the event that will come sooner for some and later for the rest.

Is your soul prepared to weather the eternal event?

Eastern U.P. Church of Christ is located at 202 W. M-134. On Sunday, 10 a.m. Congregational family Bible class followed by 11 a.m. worship. Year-round Wednesday night Bible study at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Tim Anderson, minister, at (906) 647-1616 or email eupchurchofchrist@gmail.com or visit www.eupchurchofchrist.com

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